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Annual session 2025
10–13 June 2025
Session documents
| Opening of the session | |
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| Item 1 | |
| Adoption of the provisional annotated agenda, timetable and organization of work (E/ICEF/2025/11/Rev.1) | EN FR ES AR RU ZH |
| Item 2 | |
| Opening statement by the President of the Executive Board | EN |
| Opening statement by the Executive Director of UNICEF | EN |
| Programme and policy matters | |
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| Item 3 | |
| Annual report for 2024 of the Executive Director of UNICEF (E/ICEF/2025/12) | EN FR ES AR RU ZH |
| Report on the implementation of the Integrated Results and Resources Framework of the UNICEF Strategic Plan, 2022–2025 (UNICEF/2025/EB/7) | EN |
| Report on the implementation of the quadrennial comprehensive policy review of operational activities for development of the United Nations system (UNICEF/2025/EB/8) | EN |
| Description of independent oversight functions/bodies in UNICEF (E/ICEF/2025/13) | EN FR ES AR RU ZH |
| Data companion and scorecard to the annual report for 2024 of the Executive Director of UNICEF | EN |
| UNICEF report on the recommendations of the Joint Inspection Unit (E/ICEF/2025/14) | EN FR ES AR RU ZH |
| Item 4 | |
| UNICEF Strategic Plan, 2026–2029: draft for review (E/ICEF/2025/15) | EN |
| Draft results framework of the UNICEF Strategic Plan, 2026–2029 (E/ICEF/2025/15/Add.1) | EN |
| Item 5 | |
| Annual report on UNICEF humanitarian action (E/ICEF/2025/19) | EN FR ES AR RU ZH |
| Item 6 | |
| Annual report on the implementation of the UNICEF Gender Action Plan, 2022–2025 (E/ICEF/2025/20) | EN FR ES AR RU ZH |
| Data companion and scorecard to the UNICEF Gender Action Plan, 2022–2025 | EN |
| Item 7 | |
| UNICEF programme cooperation | |
| Extensions of ongoing country programmes (E/ICEF/2025/P/L.8) | EN FR ES AR RU ZH |
| Item 8 | |
| Update on protection from sexual exploitation and abuse (E/ICEF/2025/16) | EN FR ES AR RU ZH |
| Item 9 | |
| Update on organizational culture and diversity (E/ICEF/2025/17) | EN FR ES AR RU ZH |
| Item 10 | |
| Update on UNICEF efforts to address racism and racial discrimination (E/ICEF/2025/18/Rev.1) | EN FR ES AR RU ZH |
| Item 11 | |
Update on implementation efforts on the repositioning of the United Nations Information note United Nations development system reform checklist: Annex to the information note |
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| Evaluation, audit and oversight matters | |
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| Item 12 | |
| Annual report for 2024 on the evaluation function in UNICEF (E/ICEF/2025/23) | EN FR ES AR RU ZH |
| Management response to the annual report for 2024 on the evaluation function in UNICEF (E/ICEF/2025/24) | EN FR ES AR RU ZH |
| Item 13 | |
| Report of the Ethics Office of UNICEF for 2024 (E/ICEF/2025/21) | EN FR ES AR RU ZH |
| Management response to the report of the Ethics Office of UNICEF for 2024 (E/ICEF/2025/22) | EN FR ES AR RU ZH |
| Item 14 | |
| Internal audit and investigations | |
| UNICEF Office of Internal Audit and Investigations 2024 annual report to the Executive Board (E/ICEF/2025/AB/L.3) | EN FR ES AR RU ZH |
| Open agreed internal audit actions older than 18 months as at 31 December 2024: addendum to the UNICEF Office of Internal Audit and Investigations 2024 annual report to the Executive Board (E/ICEF/2025/AB/L.3/Add.1) | EN FR ES AR RU ZH |
| Cases closed after investigation and cases closed after assessment with established financial losses during 2024: addendum to the UNICEF Office of Internal Audit and Investigations 2024 annual report to the Executive Board (E/ICEF/2025/AB/L.3/Add.2) | EN FR ES AR RU ZH |
| Management response to the UNICEF Office of Internal Audit and Investigations 2024 annual report to the Executive Board (E/ICEF/2025/AB/L.4) | EN FR ES AR RU ZH |
| UNICEF Audit Advisory Committee 2024 annual report to the Executive Board | EN |
| Item 15 | |
| Progress on the consideration of the review of governance and oversight of the Executive Boards of UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS, UNICEF and UN-Women by the Joint Inspection Unit | |
| Item 16 | |
| Annual report on the risk profile of UNICEF (E/ICEF/2025/25) | EN FR ES AR RU ZH |
| Resource, financial and budgetary matters | |
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| Item 17 | |
| Private Fundraising and Partnerships: financial report for the year ended 31 December 2024 (E/ICEF/2025/AB/L.5) | EN FR ES AR RU ZH |
| Other matters and adoption of draft decisions | |
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| Item 18 | |
| Address by the Chairperson of the UNICEF Global Staff Association | EN |
| Item 19 | |
Other matters 2025 second regular session: Provisional list of agenda items |
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| Item 20 | |
| Adoption of draft decisions | |
| Item 21 | |
| Closing statements by the Executive Director of UNICEF and the President of the Executive Board |
Presentations and statements
(posted as available)
Presentations and statements
| Presentation by Ms. Vidhya Ganesh, Director, Division of Data, Analytics, Planning and Monitoring, UNICEF | EN |
| Presentation by Mr. Nazim Khizar, Deputy Director, Division of Financial and Administrative Management, UNICEF | EN |
| Statement by Germany | EN |
| Statement by Sweden on behalf of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden | EN |
| Statement by Mozambique | EN |
| Statement by Ecuador | ES |
| Statement by the Lao People’s Democratic Republic | EN |
| Statement by Denmark | EN |
| Statement by China | ZH |
| Statement by the Kingdom of the Netherlands | EN |
| Statement by Switzerland | FR |
| Statement by France | FR |
| Statement by the Sultanate of Oman | AR |
| Statement by Australia | EN |
| Statement by Norway | EN |
| Statement by the Republic of Korea | EN |
| Statement by Bulgaria | EN |
| Statement by Japan | EN |
| Statement by Greece | EN |
| Statement by Brazil | EN |
| Statement by New Zealand | EN |
| Statement by Finland | EN |
| Statement by El Salvador | ES |
| Statement by Slovenia | EN |
| Statement by Myanmar | EN |
| Statement by Algeria | EN |
| Statement by Spain | ES |
| Statement by Cuba | ES |
| Statement by the European Union | EN |
| Statement by the Chair of the Joint Inspection Unit | EN |
| Presentation by Ms. Vidhya Ganesh, Director, Division of Data, Analytics, Planning and Monitoring, UNICEF | EN |
| Statement by Sweden on behalf of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden | EN |
| Statement by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on behalf of Finland, Australia, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Iceland, Ireland, Germany, Switzerland, Canada, Denmark, Greece, Belgium, New Zealand, Spain, Japan, Sweden, Norway, and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | EN |
| Statement by the Dominican Republic on behalf Bolivia, Ecuador and the Dominican Republic | ES |
| Statement by Mozambique | EN |
| Statement by Australia | EN |
| Presentation by Ms. Lucia Elmi, Director, Office of Emergency Programmes, UNICEF | EN |
| Statement by Sweden on behalf of Canada, Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Japan, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and Sweden | EN |
| Statement by the Sultanate of Oman on behalf of Algeria, Bahrain, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Columbia, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Iceland, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Morocco, Norway, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia, Spain, Russian Federation, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Türkiye, Yemen, and the Sultanate of Oman | EN |
| Statement by Mozambique | EN |
| Statement by the Czech Republic | EN |
| Statement by New Zealand | EN |
| Statement by the European Union | EN |
| Statement by Coup de Pousse Chaîne de l’Espoir Nord-Sud (not delivered) | EN |
| Presentation by Ms. Vidhya Ganesh, Director, Division of Data, Analytics, Planning and Monitoring, UNICEF | EN |
| Statement by the Kingdom of the Netherlands on behalf of Albania, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Colombia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Guatemala, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, the Republic of Moldova, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the European Union, and the Kingdom of the Netherlands | EN |
| Statement by the Sultanate of Oman | EN |
| Presentation by Mr. Sajid Ali, Principal Adviser, Division of People and Culture, UNICEF | EN |
| Statement by Mozambique on behalf of Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Czechia, Denmark, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Luxembourg, the Republic of Moldova, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, the Republic of Korea, Senegal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Türkiye, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, European Union, and Mozambique | EN |
| Presentation by Ms. Mandeep O’Brien, Director, Public Partnerships Division, UNICEF | EN |
| Statement by Switzerland on behalf Austria, Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Luxembourg, the Republic of Moldova, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Türkiye, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the European Union, and Switzerland | EN |
| Statement by France | FR |
| Statement by Norway | EN |
| Presentation by Mr. Robert McCouch, Director of Evaluation, UNICEF | EN |
| Statement by Germany on behalf of Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Japan, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Norway, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye, the European Union, and Germany | EN |
| Presentation by Mr. El Cid Butuyan, Ethics Director, UNICEF | EN |
| Presentation by Mr. Stephen Zimmermann, Director, Office of Internal Audit and Investigations, UNICEF | EN |
| Presentation by Mr. Nazim Khizar, Deputy Director, Division of Financial and Administrative Management, UNICEF | EN |
| Statement by the Chairperson of the UNICEF Audit Advisory Committee | EN |
| Statement by Norway on behalf Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Sweden and Norway | EN |
| Statement by the European Union | EN |
| Statement by Eritrea on behalf of Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Luxembourg, the Republic of Moldova, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and Eritrea | EN |
| Presentation by Mr. Jacob van der Blij, Chief Risk Officer, UNICEF | EN |
| Presentation by Ms. Carla Haddad-Mardini, Director, Private Fundraising and Partnerships, UNICEF | EN |
| Intervention by the Chair of the Standing Group of National Committees | EN |
| Statement by Germany on behalf of Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Ireland, Japan, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and Germany | EN |
| Statement by the Chairperson of the UNICEF Global Staff Association | EN |
| Statement by Germany on on behalf of Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Japan, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Norway, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye, and Germany | EN |